I'm really really sorry for the late update. I've been sick (and hospitalized) over the holidays and it's really boring spending Christmas in bed. ugh. Anyway, thanks for Dianapotter and XxLadyYuixX for leaving reviews. I know I haven't been updating my stories for such a long time, but no worries. I'm still continuing everything. I've gone through the ending for this story over and over in my head, I just need to find the time to write it down. After this chapter, everything's going complicated and unpredictable. Hehe.

And to Dianapotter, I actually was quite tempted to make Tomo kiss Yui in the music room scene. It just sounded right. But then again, it's too soon for such things. Let's see what will happen next. I don't want all my bishounen falling in love with Yui here. That just wouldn't sound right.

I also added another story, Serendipity, please do drop by to read it when you're not busy. I've placed Falling White Threads in hiatus until I can decide how to uniquely end the story. But I'm putting up chapter three in a week's time so please do tell me what you think of the piece, I seldom get any reviews for that story, just when I think that was a really promising one. Hehe. Whoa, sorry for the long author's notes. Just got carried away.

Disclaimer: I do not own FY and I couldn't write a kick-ass disclaimer to reiterate the point. Hehe. But I do own the plot of this story. If there are similar situations in another fanfics, I swear those are purely coincidental. Enjoy reading!

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A Broken Sonata

By Slavedriver2008

"So what are you giving him, Yui?" Miaka asked while they were walking home. Yui lifted her eyes from the road and stared at her bestfriend. She told Miaka about the party but she forgot to tell the brunette one detail.

"I'm not going."

Miaka gasped. "Why not?" She leaned toward the blond. "Yui-chan, you are so into this Kaika boy, there's no reason to not go."

"I don't have time to buy him anything and I'm not into him okay." Yui said plainly. "And stop calling him Kaika boy, it's annoying." They reached the stairs and Yui paced ahead.

Miaka laughed. "I feel that something good will happen tonight. So just go!"

"I don't have anything to wear. You know how undated my wardrobe is." She told Miaka. It's true, she hasn't been shopping lately. Not that she doesn't want to, she just don't have the time. And the money.

Miaka rolled her eyes. "Can't you have anything to recycle from your closet?"

Yui pulled the key from her pocket; they're near her apartment door now. "No. And besides I don't want to see him."

"Kaika or Tomo?" Miaka asked as Yui struggle to open the door.

"Why would I not want to see Tomo?"

"He just dumped you, have you forgotten?" Miaka said.

"He didn't dump me! There was no dumping to begin with." Yui told her friend. "Nothing happened between us, nothing is, nothing will. He's like a brother."

"Now, we're getting defensive aren't we?" Miaka giggled. "Yui Hongo gets dumped. Now that's something."

Yui sniggered. "Miaka!" She went inside the apartment. "Let's just study okay?"

Miaka just stood at the doorway. "I don't want to study tonight, Yui. Let's get you dressed for Kaika's party instead." Miaka said, a mischievous smile on her lips.

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Yui looked around, people she doesn't know filled the Kutouku's living room. Her heart tensed, she shouldn't be here, Miaka forced her into this. She shouldn't have entertained the thought in the first place. And she doesn't have a gift for him, for crying out loud. Who would be decent enough to attend a party without a gift? She sighed.

"Hey, what was that for?" Yui turned to see Shun, dressed in a coat and tie. "Aren't you enjoying the party?"

"Happy birthday…" Yui greeted and reached out to plant a kiss on his cheek. "I'm sorry, I…uhmmm…couldn't get you anything."

Shun smiled. "That one was better than anything. Really." Yui blushed and blinked at him. "Are you giving the same gift to my brother?" Yui reddened more.

"No! I mean…" She looked away. "What made you think I will?"

"Ha! I knew it. I hope you don't mind, but what kind of kiss are you planning to give him anyway?" Shun winked and Yui felt all air leave her. "Kaika actually prefers deeper ones…if you know what I mean…"

"What?! Shun—" He was teasing her but before she can defend herself, Kaika appeared.

"Oh well, good luck on your gift, Yui." He winked again. "I will be hanging out with my high school friends. See you two later." The next moment, Shun was gone and Yui was left with Kaika. He looked at her and she looked away. Silence filled the gap between them.

"Yui—" he said in the same time she said "Kaika—"

"Go ahead." She insisted. "I can wait."

Kaika sighed. "We need to talk."

"We're already talking…" she said, her heart started to hammer hard when he seriously looked at her.

"Yes…I mean, not here. Can we…" He said, not saying the last words.

"Go somewhere else? Yes, it's okay. I don't really mind. Not that it's worth minding…I mean, yes, let's talk…" She told him. God, she's bluffing. Kaika was about to say something but hesitated, his right hand raked his neatly-combed hair. He sighed and held her hand. Yui couldn't react as he ushered her away from the living room.

They walked slowly, both cherishing the moment their hands entwined together. Yui smiled and bit her lip. It was wonderful being so close to him, why did she ever entertain the thought of someone else's touch? Kaika opened a room and they went inside. Moonlight covered the space and at the middle of the room stood a black grand piano.

Kaika stopped in front of the large windows and faced him, his hands still holding hers. It was warm and soft and gentle. She remembered something. "Happy birthday…" She said, almost like a whisper. She hesitantly reached out and planted a kiss, not on his cheek but on his lips. She didn't know why she did that. She just felt like doing it.

His right arm came around her and his left hand held her face. Not long before her kiss ended, he leaned down to capture her lips. She closed her eyes. It felt magical. Perfect. A smile formed across her lips. He took advantage of the move and bit her lower lip. She opened her mouth and let him explore hers, deeper the kiss went, deeper.

Yui couldn't remember how long the kiss went. Was it more than a minute? More, perhaps? Truth be told, she doesn't care, wouldn't care less. She never felt so light, so happy, so complete. It was not really her first kiss—she had ones before. But this one was different, it somehow felt more real. It was not breathtaking, but it was passionate. When it ended, she found herself staring into Kaika's eyes. She resisted the urge to laugh, she can't do that, even if her whole body was wringing with happiness.

"Yui…" Kaika whispered, called to her, as he planted a kiss on her forehead, the tip of her nose, her right and left cheeks. "I…" Knocks on the door brought them back to the reality of being in his house, on his birthday party. "We'll talk later." He told her and she smiled.

"Kaika, are you there?" It was Kaika's mom, still knocking on the door. Kaika looked at her one last time and planted a kiss on her forehead before letting her go. "Kaika?"

"Yes mom, I'm coming." He fixed his coat and reached for her hand. He then pulled her toward the door. "Is there anything wrong?" he asked innocently when he opened the door. Her mom looked at them but didn't say anything more.

"Maestro Francois just arrived." She then lead the way toward the living room. They followed, not speaking but equally elated. God, what just happened? Yui asked herself. She just kissed me, really kissed me. She bit her lip. It felt wonderful. She pressed her hand on his, just to be sure she was in a dream. He pressed back and smiled at her. She couldn't help but blush at the sudden intimacy brought by the gesture. Am I in love with him? Oh my God, it's been only a week!

"We still need to talk." Kaika whispered. "Don't leave just yet. I need to tell you something." What? Yui wondered but her mind was forming out the words he would utter once they talk "later." What else would he say? After the kiss and all that warm gestures? Isn't he supposed to be proposing tonight? Why does he have to wait for later? Why can't he say it now?

Yui wanted to hit her head on the wall for thinking too much. The night was driving her crazy, and the thought of having to wait, wait to hear him say what she had been dying to hear was madness. She sighed. She'll wait, right? She can do that, what's another hour or so?

The hours passed and the night showed no signs of ending. Yui was still standing there, sometimes sitting, chatting with some of Kaika and Shun's friends, music teachers, relatives. She couldn't remember the names or the faces. Maybe she had too much wine to drink but Kaika must have drunk twice the amount she had. Yui was starting to get worried, what is he forgets what he's about to tell her later. Speaking of him, where is he?

Yui looked around but couldn't find him. This was crazy, one time he's there at the middle of the room talking to Kaen and then he's gone. Kaen? Her heart started hammering. He raked the room for them. None. They were nowhere to be seen.

"Hey, looking for Prince Charming?" It was Tomo, she smiled at him and kissed her cheek.

"You're late. I thought you'd never come." She told him, blushing from his gesture. He's getting used to that—kissing her on the cheeks. And she's kinda getting used to it too.

"I just had to do some things." He reasoned out.

"Like what things?" She asked innocently.

Tomo laughed. "Like buying the twins some presents?" Yui laughed with him. "It's quite hard to choose gifts for them, you know. I mean, having two different personalities…"

"You know them quite well…"

"We sort of entered the same school for a while, before Maestro Francois took me under his wing." Tomo explained.

"I see." Yui nodded. "So what makes them different?"

Tomo eyed her then smiled. "Well, Shun-kun is the playful happy one. He's the one who would be more than willing to jump over the wall just to play with the other kids. He doesn't mind playing piano on the streets. Really. He's that type. And his music has that free-flowing thing to it. Wonderful, just wonderful to listen to."

"Jumping over the wall?" Yui smirked.

"Yeah, he did that once and he got detention. But don't tell anyone I told you that. It's supposed to be a secret." He laughed.

"And Kaika?" Yui asked, she couldn't hide her curiosity.

Tomo finished his glass of wine, Yui didn't even noticed he was drinking. "Ah yes, Kaika." He sniggered. "He's the brooding type, obviously." He stayed silent and looked at her.

"That's it?" She asked. Yui wanted to kill herself for asking too much about him.

"That's it." He smiled at her.

"Oh. I thought he did something against the law when he was in junior high or something." Yui said.

Tomo laughed. "The thing with Kaika is that there's nothing to talk about him except that he excels in music and that he's serious and brooding." Tomo looked away. "He's your typical ideal musician—practices hard, plays by the notes, patient."

"I'm sensing something in that comment of yours. Come on, what is it?" Yui asked.

"He doesn't have a heart, Yui." Tomo said. "His music sounded technically polished and he makes no mistakes in his craft. But it doesn't bring the sound that triggers the emotions of people." Tomo smirked. "If you want him to love you back, you have to wait until it rubs on him. And it might take awhile."

Yui's eyes widened. "What do you mean?" Was she that obvious? Oh God. Tomo smiled at her, his eyes saying something like 'You know what I mean.'

"Speaking of Kaika, I haven't seen him since I arrived. Where is he?" Tomo asked and Yui shook her head. She was wondering as well. Where is Kaika?

"Shun!" Yui saw the younger twin and walked to him. He turned to her, surprised. "Where's Kaika?"

"Aren't you with him?" Shun asked.

"Obviously, I'm not." Yui said, trying her best not to get irritated.

"Well…he's probably at the music room, same place he brought you earlier." The three of them walked away from the living room and treaded the familiar path to the music room.

"Are you sure?" Yui asked. "What could he be doing there?"

"You know, I…I could look for him if you like. You can just wait at the living room. Really, I don't mind. My brother has this habit of just disappearing."

"I need to go." Yui reasoned. There was something going on and she wanted to find that out. "I just want to say goodbye. He said he'll tell me something so I should stay. But I can't wait for him, it's past midnight already." It was partly true, Yui needed to leave, but it doesn't have to be now.

"No, Yui, really, don't stress yourself. I can look for him and find him in ten minutes. Surely, you can stay for ten minutes?" Shun insisted. They were at the music room now and Yui's heart was hammering.

"It's okay, we're here now. Why are you worried?" Yui opened the door and gasped. Inside the room were Kaika and Kaen, kissing passionately. Probably too passionate that he was already half-naked and she was moaning before they noticed they were looking at the doorway. They were probably doing the deed for awhile now. Kaika turned to them, his eyes widening.

Yui closed the door and turned away. She walked hastily, wanting to get away. She tried to control the tears swelling in her eyes. She wouldn't cry, she has no right to cry. Tomo followed her, trying his best to pace with her. He reached her once they were out of the house. He pulled her to an embrace.

"Yui…" He was trying his best to pacify the raging emotions inside her. She pulled away.

"I'm okay, I…" Yui bit her lip. "Can you take me home?"

Tomo nodded and ushered her toward his car. Yui tried her best to calm down, to breathe normally. They were already near the car when someone grabbed her. It was Kaika, still reeking of alcohol, with his shirt messily buttoned, hair half done.

"Yui, please listen. It's not what you're thinking." He said. Shun was behind him.

"Kaika, I'm going home now." She said gently. She suddenly felt tired and she do wanted to go home.

"We haven't talked yet." He said softly, his eyes begging her to stay.

"I don't want to talk anymore." Yui looked away and walked away from him.

"Yui!" he called to her, pulling her to face him. She just wish he'd let her go. Tomo came between them and pulled Yui from Kaika. Before Yui could say anything, Kaika punched him on the face and Yui screamed after she felt Tomo lost his balance. He touched his face and immediately he punched Kaika. The latter fell to the ground, Shun supporting him.

Yui pulled Tomo. "Tomo, stop. Let's go, please." They walked hastily to Tomo's car and he started the engine. They sped off to the night, not one of them saying anythihg. They passed by the house and the party was still as lively as ever. The night was silent. Inside, Yui was bleeding. The 'I love you' never came. So much for looking forward to it. She unconsciously placed her fingers on her lips. It was perfect. How can everything fall out of place after that?

They reached her house and Yui looked at Tomo. She touched the bruise on his face. He winced. "I'm sorry…It's my fault."

Tomo looked at her and pulled her to an embrace. "Are you hurt?" Yui felt warm and this time, she didn't control the tears that were dying to leave her eyes. She cried in Tomo's arms. It hurt.

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Author's Notes: Don't forget to leave a review! I'd really appreciate that. :)